School of Rock

2003

Action / Comedy / Family / Music

131
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 64% · 199 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 64% · 250K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 355155 355.2K

high school rock 'n' roll musician music competition substitute teacher teacher

Plot summary

Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' roll. The school's hard-nosed principal is rightly suspicious of Finn's activities. But Finn's roommate remains in the dark about what he's doing.

Director

Richard Linklater Photo
Richard Linklater

Top cast

Jack Black Photo
Jack Black as Dewey Finn
Heather Goldenhersh Photo
Heather Goldenhersh as Sheila
Elisa Pugliese Photo
Elisa Pugliese as Concert Goer
Miranda Cosgrove Photo
Miranda Cosgrove as Summer Hathaway
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705.09 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 49 min
Seeds 10
1.60 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 49 min
Seeds 100

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by SPZMaxinema 8 / 10

Jack Black kills it, sends a good message!

Jack Black gives a very lively and even astoundingly hilarious performance. The movie was well-made for the time and it's not only about a fake teacher/wannabe rock star trying to get a job and make quick money and instead ends up teaching rock and roll to kids at a private school, but about young individuals learning to uncover their hidden talent, foster a sense of self-confidence, and express themselves in a fun artistic way! The extras in the film did well too and I can see why Miranda Cosgrove was chosen to play Megan in Drake and Josh since she acted brilliantly as a young girl in this movie as well.
Reviewed by Frettan 8 / 10

Great, hilarious performance by Jack Black

Dewey Finn is a lazy freeloader and a guitarist in a rock band who plays gigs every night and sleeps every day, in his friend Ned Schneebly's apartment. One day as he shows up late for band practice he notices a new guitar player who is replacing him. Poor Dewey feels so bad about it and also about Ned and his girlfriend threatening to kick him out since he doesn't pay any of the bills. After a few days of trying to sell his guitars, which doesn't go very well, the head of a school calls and asks for Ned Schneebly, who is a talented substitute teacher with a good reputation. In a desperate attempt to getting money fast, Dewey impersonates Ned and conveniently finds himself the teacher of a third grade ( or something like that ) class for several weeks ahead. Yet another one of his crazy ideas strikes him and his plan to turn his class into a rockband to win the Battle of the Bands competition is set in motion. School Of Rock is a great feel-good comedy, fun for just about anyone of any age, kids or adults. Jack Black does carry a lot of this film on his own but I won't be too harsh on the kids in the movie, they did very well also. If anyone else should play Dewey Finn rather than Jack, it just wouldn't be the same. Since Jack is actually in a rock band in real life, and has played a few characters in films before who are also into music, he just seemed to fit right into this film. His real passion for rock music helps a lot in this film, and makes Dewey Finn one hell of a good character. The plot to this film is really good I think and Mike White did a great job on the screenplay. As did Linklater on the direction of the film.This comedy should not be ignored just because there are kids in it, I enjoyed it a hell of a lot and you probably will too. 9/10
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